Study designs of evaluations included in the review
Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) with concealed allocation, quasi-experimental, controlled observational studies (cohort or case control), observational studies without control groups and expert opinion were eligible for inclusion. Anecdotal reports were excluded.
Specific interventions included in the review
Studies of cognitive rehabilitation that targeted the cognitive domains of attention, memory and/or executive function were eligible for inclusion.
Participants included in the review
Studies of children or adolescents with an acquired brain injury (ABI) were eligible for inclusion. The participants in the included studies were aged from 6 to 18 years and most had sustained an ABI more than one year ago.
Outcomes assessed in the review
Explicit inclusion criteria relating to the outcomes were not reported. The majority of the included studies used intermediary measures of daily function; others used improvements in specific tasks. No studies used a validated outcome instrument.
How were decisions on the relevance of primary studies made?
The authors did not state how the papers were selected for the review, or how many reviewers performed the selection.